Sandford Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 BST
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Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
10.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (28 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 9PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (28 May)5ft (1.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
N
7
0.3
NW
5
0.2
NNW
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
0.3
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
136
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
9
8
8
11
20
51
50
71
69
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
W
20
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
W
15
NNE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
00:09AM2.96m
12:24PM2.98m
00:44AM3.02m
1:04PM3.02m
1:18AM3.06m
Low Tide
5:54PM0.63m
6:14AM0.71m
6:32PM0.63m
6:51AM0.60m
7:08PM0.64m
7:27AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:22
4:20
4:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:46
9:47
9:50
2
1
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
12
15
17
18
18
16
15
15
13
13
14
13
13
15
13
12
11
11
15
13
2
3
4
5
8
11
14
13
13
11
9
11
10
11
12
9
9
12
10
8
6
7
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
0.1
N
7
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
Energy kJ
5
1
1
1
192
180
149
1
135
91
32
23
9
8
7
1
1
1
10
20
51
50
71
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
19
12
8
5
2
1
4
3
1
5
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
N
7
0.3
NW
5
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
0.9
SW
4
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
6
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
99
136
142
165
28
175
133
2
1
5
8
9
8
8
11
13
19
13
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
180
614
533
533
84
93
139
41
41
41
586
586
25
23
144
144
152
152
155
155
155
152
21
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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